Wednesday 18 02 2009
Hi all, I am currently travelling all over South Africa for work purposes and I experienced trouble with my connections to the web etc but here is my updates again. God Bless
Thought for the day
A man walks into a restaurant with a dog. The hostess says, "You can't bring that dog in here."
"You don't understand," says the man. "This is no regular dog, he can talk."
"Listen, pal," says the hostess. "If that dog can talk, I'll give you a hundred bucks."
The man puts the dog on a stool, and asks him, "What's on top of a house?" "Roof!"
"Right. And what's on the outside of a tree?" "Bark!"
"And who's the greatest baseball player of all time?" "Ruth!"
"I guess you've heard enough," says the man. "I'll take the hundred in twenties." The hostess is furious. "Listen, pal," she says, "get out of here before I call the police."
As soon as they're on the street, the dog turns to the man and says, "Do you think I should have said 'DiMaggio'?"
I wonder if that's the way Peter felt after he made the statement he did in Matthew 17. It was on the Mount of Transfiguration, and there stood Jesus along with Moses and Elijah. Peter was prepared to worship them, because these were obviously the three greatest men of all time. So he said, "Lord, it is good for us to be here: If you wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Matt. 17:4).
I love the comment that Mark adds in his account -- "He blurted this out without thinking" (Mark 9:6, The MESSAGE). How great is that? You finally say something that makes it into God's Word and then the writer has to follow your comment with an explanation -- "He really didn't know what he was talking about!"
The truth is, Peter DIDN'T know what he was saying. He probably thought he was doing Jesus an honor by elevating him to the same level as the great men Elijah and Moses. But God made it clear by His statement which followed that the greatest man who ever lived, the one with all authority, was (and is) His own Son, Jesus Christ.
"This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" (Matthew 17:5)
Who is the greatest man who ever lived? The answer is simple. It is not Moses or Elijah. It is not Muhammad or Buddha. It is Jesus Christ. Hear Him -- listen to His words and obey Him.
Verses
Galatians 6:9
So let's not give up the good fight, for our harvest will come in its own good time if we keep on keeping on.
Acts 28:8-9
And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed.
Matthew 25:29
Everyone who uses what he has will get more. He will have much more than he needs. But the one who does not use what he has will have everything taken away from him.'
Matthew 7:11
If then, you, bad though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more readily will your Father that is in the Heavens give what is good to those who ask Him?
3 John 2
Dear friend, I pray that you may have good success and good health. I know your soul is well.
Prayer
Father, You love us with an everlasting love. Your enduring love stands as the supreme example for us to follow in our human relationships. Even when we have forsaken You and broken our vows, You continue to forgive us and woo us back to Yourself. You are not a god of retribution but a God of mercy. Even when we listen to the world’s counsel and experience dismal failure You pick up the shattered pieces and still call us Your own. Only a God like You deserves our complete loyalty. As we personally experience Your enduring love when we least deserve it, help us to apply the same kind of enduring love to those who least deserve it from us. Only through Your strength can we do even the impossible. Amen.
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